FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GED |
| Lat/Long: | 38-41-21.1000N / 075-21-32.0000W
38-41.351667N / 075-21.533333W
38.6891944 / -75.3588889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 50 ft. / 15.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of GEORGETOWN, DE |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 19947 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MILLVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GED (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 04/22 & 13/31 & REIL RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.375 (302-856-2927) |
| DOVER APPROACH: | 132.425 |
| DOVER DEPARTURE: | 132.425 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ATRr233/10.0 | | WATERLOO VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 09W |
| SBYr031/21.8 | | SALISBURY VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 12W |
| ENOr176/33.4 | | SMYRNA VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 09W |
| SIEr236/35.7 | | SEA ISLE VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 09W |
| SWLr015/38.3 | | SNOW HILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMBRIDGE | | 084/32.8 | | 355 | | 10W | | CGE | -.-. --. . |
| EASTON | | 112/34.0 | | 212 | | 10W | | ESN | . ... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 38-41.043428N | | 38-41.734915N |
| Longitude: | 075-21.891825W | | 075-21.320787W |
| Elevation: | 48.6 ft. | | 48.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 045 magnetic, 033 true | | 225 magnetic, 213 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 371 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2330 x 50 ft. / 710 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition
RY 13/31 HAS LOOSE AGGREGATE & SPALLING. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 38-41.376425N | | 38-41.167752N |
| Longitude: | 075-21.584377W | | 075-21.173285W |
| Elevation: | 48.9 ft. | | 46.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 135 magnetic, 123 true | | 315 magnetic, 303 true |
| Obstructions: | 74 ft. bldg, 1508 ft. from runway, 253 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 79 ft. trees, 2134 ft. from runway, 262 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
PO BOX 589
GEORGETOWN, DE 19947
Phone 302-855-7770 |
| Manager: | JIM HICKIN
21553 RUDDER LANE
GEORGETOWN, DE 19947
Phone 302-855-7774 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/day * | | 72% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 6% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 01 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO FREQUENCY 125.55 IS UTILIZED FOR CD VIA DOVER AFB. |
| - | GCO FREQUENCY 125.55 OTS INDEFLY. |
| - | PAEW WITHIN SAFETY AREA OF ALL RYS & TAXIWAYS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (255KB) |
| VOR RWY 04 | |
download (218KB) |
| VOR RWY 22 | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N06 - Laurel Airport (14 nm SW)
KSBY - Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (22 nm S)
KOXB - Ocean City Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)
KDOV - Dover Air Force Base (27 nm N)
KWWD - Cape May County Airport (28 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Barb Page
Photo taken 18-Mar-2008
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Sussex County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 09:29 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 01:00:01 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 21:00:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KGED | 252354Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02500156 10306 20250 55005
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| TAF |
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KSBY
22nm S | 252339Z 260024 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM0400 00000KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 0811 00000KT 1SM BR SCT001 FM1200 22006KT P6SM FEW060 FM1700 23009KT P6SM FEW050
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KDOV
26nm N | 260024 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS T30/18Z T19/08Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2603 TIL 2716
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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